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Aug. 25, 1936. D, YOUNG 2,052,157

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Filed Aug. 15, 1935 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Aug. 25, 1936 PATENT OFFICE BOX Lewis. Douglas Young, Providence, R. I., assignorto Douglas Young, Inc., a corporation of Rhode Island Application August 15, 1935, Serial No. 36,286

4 Claims.

' sertion in the cover so as to act as a more effective display of the merchandise contained in the box.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a box which may be easily opened by reason of a flange at the bottom thereof and yet one in which the flange will serve for-tilting the box at an angle in the cover for the dispay of merchandisc therein.

Another object of the invention is the arrangement of the flange so that diiferent angles of inclination may be had of the body of the box.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of con struction, as W111 be more fully described, and particularly. pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanyingdrawing:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a box constructed in accordance with this invention with the cover in closed position on the body section thereof;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the cover removed and inverted and with the body section positioned therein;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the body section;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the cover section;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the body section as inserted into the cover section;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of box;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the form of box illustrated in Figure 6 with the body inserted in the cover and illustrating the angular relation of the parts;

Fig. 8 is a different modification of cover and body sections of the box.

Boxes in which the cover telescopingly fits over the body of the box are usually provided with flanges extending outwardly from the bottom wall to limit the extent of movement of the cover on the body to its closed position and also to afford an easy means of opening the box by the clasping of the flange of the body and the lifting of the cover therefrom. However, in this type of box it is usual that the flange extends outwardly in all directions from the bottom in equal amount and by such arrangement it is impossible to incauseof the width of the flange; and in order to provide a box which may suitably be used for display and which at the same time will permit of easy opening, I have arranged to extend this flange from opposite ends only of a rectangular box leaving the other pair of opposite sides unflanged by which arrangement the body of the box may be inserted into the cover and tilted at an angle with relation thereto for the more effective display of the merchandise; and in some cases I may utilize a flange along a portion only of the 10 opposite sides for governing the inclination of the body with reference to the cover; and the follow- 7 ing is a more detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention, illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished:

With reference to the drawing, l0 designates generally the body section of the box and II the cover section thereof. The body section comprises side walls l2 and I3 and end walls l4 and I5 which are usually bent up along scored lines from an inner bottom wall and suitably secured at their corners such as l6. An outer bottom wall I! is secured along the outer surface of the inner bottom wall with flanges l8 projectingbeyond the 5 end walls 14 and l 5 only, that is, the width of the bottom wall I! is the same width as the distance between the outer surfaces of the side walls l2 and I3 so that it will not project therebeyond. A deck 20 may be provided within the body section for mounting merchandise thereon, if desired, which may be suitably covered with felt or plush as desire may dictate.

The cover section of this box consists of a top wall 2|, opposite end walls 22 and 23 and opposite side walls 24 and 25. The side walls of the cover will telescope over the side walls of the body to contact with the flange l8, as shown in Figure 1. However, when the cover is removed and placed in inverted position the body section may be inserted with its walls l2 and I3 fitting between the walls 24 and 25 and with one flange H3 at the juncture of its end wall 22 and top wall 2 I, while the other flange I 8 will extend outwardly over the end wall 23 and thus incline the body section with relation to the cover section and the surface supporting the same and dispose its deck 20 upon which the merchandise is mounted in this inclined relation for better display.

In Figure 6 in addition to the end flanges which I now designate 30 and 3!, I provide a portion of a side flange 32 extending a short distance along the side walls l2 and I3 of the body so that the edge 33 of this side flange will engage the side walls 23 and 24 of the cover at a point spaced from the end wall 23 thereof and thus incline the body section of the box at a greater angle to the supporting surface by engagement at a point spaced from the edge 23 than would occur in the showings of Figures 1 to 5 inclusive.

It will thus be apparent that I may govern the inclination of the body by the extent of the flange 32 along the side thereof.

This type of display is also applicable to a deep cover box such as illustrated in Figure 8 in which the body section H) is as shown in either Figure 3 or 7 with merchandise 35 therein. The cover 36, however, has an inner wall 31 providing an abutment surface 38 spaced from the edge 39 thereof, and I utilize this abutment 38 for the resting of one of my flanges l8 on, while the other flange l8 projects over the end wall 36 of this cover in a similar manner to that shown in Figure 5, thus in the deep type of box the same general arrangement may be provided and the inclination maybe governednot only in the manner as shown in Figure :7 where that type of governing is desired, but maybe also governed by the width of the inner wall 3i positioning its abutment surface 38 at various distances from the edge 39 of the coversection.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A box comprising a body section having bottom and opposite side wallsand a correspondingly shaped cover section having top and side walls and telescopically fitting over the side walls of the body section, flanges extending beyond one pair of opposite side walls of the body section, the other pair of opposite side walls being free of flanges for at least a major portion of their length, whereby the bottom of the body section will but partially fit within the cover section when inverted and will be positioned at an angular relation thereto.

2. A box comprising a body section having bottom and opposite side walls and a correspondingly shaped cover section having top and side walls and telescopically fitting over the side walls of the body section, flanges extending beyond one pair of opposite side walls of the body section and beyond the other pair of opposite side walls for but a portion of the length thereof, whereby the bottom of the body section will but partially fit within the cover section when inverted and will be positioned at an angular relation thereto, the extent of the flange along the opposite sides governing the inclination of said angular relation.

3. A rectangular box comprising a body section having bottom and opposite side walls and a correspondingly shaped cover section having top and side walls and telescopically fitting over the side walls of the body section, the bottom wall of said body extending beyond one pair of opposite side walls to provide a flange, said bottom wall being no greater than the width of the other opposite side walls for :at least a major portion of its length so as to fit within the cover when inverted and in which :said flange will serve to tilt the bottom of the body section therein at an angle with respect to said cover.

4. A rectangular box comprising a body section having bottom and opposite side walls and a correspondingly shaped cover section having top and. side walls and telescopically fitting over the side walls of the body section, the bottom wall of said body extending beyond one pair of opposite side walls to provide a flange, said bottom wall being no greater than the width of the other opposite side walls for a portion of its extent so as to fit within the cover when inverted and being greater than the width of the side walls for another portion of its extent to rest on the edge of the side walls of the cover and incline the body with relation to the cover and a supporting surface.

LEWIS DOUGLAS YOUNG. 

